In honour of International Women's Day which falls on March 8 each year tonight's show will feature female vocalists and the bands they fronted.
We'll kick off tonight's show with some Canadian female vocalists. |
I'm Ready The Hometown Band(Shari Ulrich) - Flying(1976) |
Tryin' To Get To You Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Pronto Monto(1978) |
I Thought of You Again Susan Jacks - I Thought of You Again(1973) |
Rebound Cano(Rachel Paiement) - Spirit of The North(1980) |
Next up:Female rhythm and blues singers originating in the United Kingdom. |
Heroes Are Hard To Find Fleetwood Mac(Christine McVie) - Heroes Are Hard To Find(1974) |
Those That We Love Julie Driscoll - 1969(1971) |
Show Some Emotion Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion(1977) |
All The Kings Men Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis(1999 Deluxe Edition) |
For Mama/Come Along People Linda Lewis - Say No More(1971) |
This set features some international female vocalists.Braun is German,Ravan from Poland,Veres and Koppel are natives of the Netherlands(though Veres is now deceased). |
Long Before I Was Born The Savage Rose(Annisette Koppel) - In The Plain(1969) |
Town of Children's Blocks Chris Braun Band - Both Sides(1972) |
Send Me A Postcard Shocking Blue(Mariska Veres) - Shocking Blue(1970) |
The Night I Got Out Of Jail Ten Wheel Drive(Genya Ravan) - Peculiar Friends(1971) |
Fourth set: a mix of female country and folk vocalists. |
Clotho's Web Julie Felix - Clotho's Web(1972) |
Let Love Carry You Along Joy of Cooking(Terry Garthwaite & Toni Brown) - Castles(1972) |
Luxury Liner Emmy Lou Harris - Luxury Liner(1977) |
Mississippi Delta Bobby Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe(1967) |
Next up: American female rock vocalists. Birtha was an all female band out of L.A. |
Understanding Cold Blood(Lydia Pense) - Sisyphus(1970) |
Free Spirit Birtha - Birtha(1971) |
Gloria Patti Smith - Horses(1975) |
What's A Matter Baby Ellen Foley - Nightout(1979) |
We end tonight's show with a set of female soul vocalists. |
September In The Rain Dinah Washington - The Best of Dinah Washington(2002) |
Tightrope Inez and Charlie Foxx - The Dynamo Duo(2001) |
Never Did I Stop Loving You Alice Clark - Alice Clark(1972) |
Anti Love Song Betty Davis - Betty Davis(1973) |
Home Is Where The Hatred Is Esther Phillips - Anthology(2003) |
California Soul Marlena Shaw - The Spice of Life(1969) |
Thank you for listening. Next show broadcasts March 19. |
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12:09 AM, March 5th, 2015